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Short-term intake of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZDY2013 fermented milk promotes homoeostasis of gut microbiota under enterotoxigenic Bacillus cereus challenge
- Source :
- Food & Function. 12:5118-5129
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2021.
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Abstract
- Probiotics have long been used as functional starter cultures for fermented foods and are associated with numerous health benefits. Lactiplantibacillus (L.) plantarum ZDY2013 is an acid-tolerant probiotic candidate owning antagonistic properties against the food-borne pathogen Bacillus (B.) cereus and serves as a potent regulator of the gut microbiota. However, whether it retains these properties when used as dietary supplements in functional foods remains unknown. Accordingly, we investigated the ameliorating effects of L. plantarum fermented milk on disease phenotypes triggered by enterotoxigenic B. cereus in mice. The results revealed that administration of 3.0 × 108 cfu pathogenic B. cereus for one week induced damage to intestinal structures and bowel function, accompanied by an imbalance of gut microbiota. However, before or after B. cereus infection, oral administration of L. plantarum fermented milk mitigated losses of body weight and damage in the histological structure of the gastrointestinal tract, restored serum levels of IL-1β and IL-10, and contributed to significant decreases in platelet counts and uric acid levels. Most importantly, it restored the dissimilarity of gut microbiota and the abundance of bacterial taxa (i.e., reduced the abundance of Deferribacteres and Bacilli and increased the abundance of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium) without impacting the taxonomic composition. Combining these results, we speculate that enterotoxigenic B. cereus damages the intestinal epithelium and weakens its adherence capacity for the microbe, which is rescued by the supplementation of L. plantarum fermented milk. Overall, our findings revealed that L. plantarum ZDY2013 has the potential to be a fermented starter in functional foods and retains its antagonism against B. cereus pathogenesis.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Bacilli
biology
030106 microbiology
Bacillus cereus
food and beverages
General Medicine
Gut flora
biology.organism_classification
Intestinal epithelium
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
Probiotic
fluids and secretions
030104 developmental biology
Cereus
law
Lactobacillus
bacteria
Food science
Food Science
Bifidobacterium
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 2042650X and 20426496
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Food & Function
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f894514eacf9e0783798fd47fb13a089
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d1fo00162k